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. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out of the main stream. >> out of the main stream. >> republicans are spoiling for a fight. >> we have everybody fanning out their turkey feathers, strutting around the barn yard like they have something to say about it. >> hagel was a thorn when he turned against the iraq war. >> republicans don't consider him a republican. >> chuck hagel has left the republican party. >> he has long cut his ties with the republican party. >> when he endorsed president obama in 2008. >> democrats don't accept him as an alternative choice. >> hagel appears to be a man without a party. >> is chuck hagel the right choice for secretary of defense? it is certainly not the most easy o
. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out...
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it's not a defense. we're doing an article now on stream gauges which around the country help us prepare for flood awareness and flooding. there are about 80 stream gauges now unoperational because of sequestration. imagine if you're in a community that's prone to flooding and doesn't have a stream gauge. that's a frightening aspect. these things are happening all across the country. it's just that no one has put them comprehensively together saying this is what taking $85 million out of the economy looks like. >> is the worst still to come? in other words, i heard you say they've been backloading some of the impact of this. i assume that's because they hope there will be a political fix that will forestall those cuts. >> the that was the idea going into it. they were going to backload everything because, of course, congress would act three months in when they realized how bad it was. again, like i said, there was a perverse outcome to that, congress then sort of ignored it. they assumed it wasn't that b
it's not a defense. we're doing an article now on stream gauges which around the country help us prepare for flood awareness and flooding. there are about 80 stream gauges now unoperational because of sequestration. imagine if you're in a community that's prone to flooding and doesn't have a stream gauge. that's a frightening aspect. these things are happening all across the country. it's just that no one has put them comprehensively together saying this is what taking $85 million out of the...
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, or on the defense. that is too pro prosecution, that element of it, or any elements of it? >> being as i'm usually on the other side from his days with the bureau, a lot of this i would be you as, oh, i am agreeing to this, i will treat it as such about agreeing these things are classified. but yeah, in terms of how this is framed, this template order, this is rather typical of how the government would frame it out. a lot of this is boiler plate you see it in most cepa cases, by and large if you look through the case law on civil cases, usually the government gets these protective orders, they rarely deny it in full, it's not like you have a classified case without supporters in place. there might be pushed back by the judge on certain parts of the periphery, and that is, find that is expected. that is acceptable. that is certainly the judge's role here. the one thing that i caught with that was interesting to see was that, and again, this happens a lot in cepa, but there is a distinction here between c
, or on the defense. that is too pro prosecution, that element of it, or any elements of it? >> being as i'm usually on the other side from his days with the bureau, a lot of this i would be you as, oh, i am agreeing to this, i will treat it as such about agreeing these things are classified. but yeah, in terms of how this is framed, this template order, this is rather typical of how the government would frame it out. a lot of this is boiler plate you see it in most cepa cases, by and...
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to wear, aced to call it defense de jure. remember the planting defense? >> yes. >> -- everything was declassified in my mind? so, there's just a series of different -- the documents were all sent in a rush. they were just so many different things, and i think barb is right, let's see what plays. one thing about john lauro's statement that is worth noting is, he's going to have an important decision, probably the most important decision in the case is coming up at the end of august when the judge decides the trial date. he needs to be conveying to the judge that he is massively busy just looking through the january six committee evidence that tim and his colleagues put together. going on tv is not going to impress the judge that this is something that it is so massive that he can't get his arms around. it's not to say that this is not an aspect of defense but the impression you are giving right now until the end of august which is when she is making the critical decision in the case. everyone clearly understands. it -- when is the trial date? that is the w
to wear, aced to call it defense de jure. remember the planting defense? >> yes. >> -- everything was declassified in my mind? so, there's just a series of different -- the documents were all sent in a rush. they were just so many different things, and i think barb is right, let's see what plays. one thing about john lauro's statement that is worth noting is, he's going to have an important decision, probably the most important decision in the case is coming up at the end of august...
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and the defense is trying to turn this around into a lesson about florida law and self-defense. but i don't know how much progress they're making on that. >> lisa, thanks for that. let's go back to the courtroom. >> you were talking about the imperfect self-defense. is that discussion sort of provoking use of force? >> say it again. >> in your concept of imperfect self-defense -- >> right. >> -- where you talked about starting from an aggressor to moving to something else, is that sort of provocation? is that the concept underlying with that or is that not what you're talking about? >> what i'm talking about when it comes to imperfect self-defense is a situation where you do not meet the force that -- the force that you are encountering, you meet that force disproportionately. it is excessive force. >> so, i guess the ultimate level of force in these scenarios is -- >> deadly force. >> like a gunshot. >> like a gunshot. >> no other questions at this time. >> thank you. captain carter, may he be excused? >> yes, your honer. >> just finished with that witness. we're going take a q
and the defense is trying to turn this around into a lesson about florida law and self-defense. but i don't know how much progress they're making on that. >> lisa, thanks for that. let's go back to the courtroom. >> you were talking about the imperfect self-defense. is that discussion sort of provoking use of force? >> say it again. >> in your concept of imperfect self-defense -- >> right. >> -- where you talked about starting from an aggressor to moving to...
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and it is important to note that civil defense is critical part of national defense. and part of national security. and officials there in hawaii and, frankly, all along the western part of the united states need to understand their game plan when and if they do get a call from u.s. pacific command which is based there in honolulu. when and if they do get that call saying we do have a missile inbound and deploy an emergency management plan. now the reality is that a bli ballistic missile coming from north korea maybe a nuclear weapon and what a civilian populus can do in the event of a nuclear strike. this will require fiofficials t think long and hard. at this point we don't think the north korea has ability to mount a weapon on intercontinental ballistic missile. we do think they do have a icbm that can go hawaii and western part of the united states. we don't know if they can do a conventional nuclear and go reenter into the atmosphere. so i think it is important to note that hawaii is really an epicenter of u.s. military activity. we not only have pearl harbor, we
and it is important to note that civil defense is critical part of national defense. and part of national security. and officials there in hawaii and, frankly, all along the western part of the united states need to understand their game plan when and if they do get a call from u.s. pacific command which is based there in honolulu. when and if they do get that call saying we do have a missile inbound and deploy an emergency management plan. now the reality is that a bli ballistic missile coming...
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dealing with defensive tactics. >> so in layman's terms then, defensive tactics, is -- how somebody would defend themselves against somebody else? >> it's fighting. layman's terms, it's fightinging. >> fighting in a way that men myselves injury to yourself? >> absolutely. the reason was initially termed defensive tactics is in law enforcement pretty much when you utilize force in response to another person's actions so it became defensive in nature. even though there are taught offensive techniques. the whole goal in law enforcement was you defended yourself, you defended another person, you just didn't walk up and start a fight. that's where the term came from. but the reality of it is is you're teaching people how to defend themselves through fighting techniques. >> why such a short period of time at jupiter pd? >> when i started there -- in live year ra because it was a very active city, in riviera beach, i didn't spend any time on midnights. i actually was pretty much always on 3 to 11s, the afternoon shift where it was really busy. when i went to jupiter, they had a seniority b
dealing with defensive tactics. >> so in layman's terms then, defensive tactics, is -- how somebody would defend themselves against somebody else? >> it's fighting. layman's terms, it's fightinging. >> fighting in a way that men myselves injury to yourself? >> absolutely. the reason was initially termed defensive tactics is in law enforcement pretty much when you utilize force in response to another person's actions so it became defensive in nature. even though there are...
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i want to do a little previewing now of the defense. will there be a defense? first of all to you, lisa. >> i think there will. mark o'mara doesn't prepare to put on the defendant. somebody who will come forward and say, under these facts, the use of force was appropriate. the judge hasn't rule on that yet. i don't know if that expert will testify. we may hear from george zimmerman's family saying that's his voice screaming out on that 911 call, and we may hear from law enforcement. he initially decided there was no case here. they believed george zimmerman's story. it took 44 days and a ground swell of public support, 2 million people signing a petition and a lot of media attention to get these charges filed. i expect some of that to come out in the defense case, chris. >> do you think an effort he had no racial bias? his past experience with people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds doesn't display any racial point of view in terms of, well, the word is depraved? we've been using that word here in terms of the law. would you have to sort of get that o
i want to do a little previewing now of the defense. will there be a defense? first of all to you, lisa. >> i think there will. mark o'mara doesn't prepare to put on the defendant. somebody who will come forward and say, under these facts, the use of force was appropriate. the judge hasn't rule on that yet. i don't know if that expert will testify. we may hear from george zimmerman's family saying that's his voice screaming out on that 911 call, and we may hear from law enforcement. he...
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one of steve's defense attorneys. steve's reasoning, according to steve's sister sharon, he'd heard that story from an inmate in that air-vent conversation and desperately wanted to get the story out, and investigated. >> the death penalty was still on the table. so, steve was terrified. we were terrified. i can certainly appreciate when you're terrified, maybe you do some stupid things. >> well, it's when you start making mistakes, and that was a doozy of a mistake. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and uncovering that fraud led investigators to what they thought was another, even bigger one. remember carol's life insurance money? $750,000 worth. steve's defense attorney talked about it during his opening statement. >> he disclaimed, he signed over any interest to the girls and the money was paid out to the girls. that's what happened in this case. >> reporter: that statement caught investigator mike sechez by surprise. >> we had made contact with the life insurance company several times throughout the investigation and we had
one of steve's defense attorneys. steve's reasoning, according to steve's sister sharon, he'd heard that story from an inmate in that air-vent conversation and desperately wanted to get the story out, and investigated. >> the death penalty was still on the table. so, steve was terrified. we were terrified. i can certainly appreciate when you're terrified, maybe you do some stupid things. >> well, it's when you start making mistakes, and that was a doozy of a mistake. >>...
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the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when jean called 9 is 1 11 report her husband dead, the murder was days old. >> that call is 100% fake, there's no question about it. >> not only was the mom lying to 911 about when the murder occurred. no, argued the defense, she was lying about something much bigger, who the true killer was. the defense attorney saved his surprise for a closing argument. >> it was an unusual moment, because certainly, i knew there were many friends and supporters of jean tan in the courtroom, and i was going to basically suggest to these jurors that she had pulled the trigger. >> jean tan, the mom, the wife, the true killer. the defense said the shotgun was in her hand. she pulled the trigger. she solved her own problem, not her son. that was the story the defense saved for the 11th hour. >> not an easy thing to do in a packed courtroom. >> according to the defense, it was jean tan who had the motive, the motive to get rid of her bully
the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when jean called 9 is 1 11 report her husband dead, the murder was days old. >> that call is 100% fake, there's no question about it. >> not only was the mom lying to 911 about when the murder occurred. no, argued the defense, she was lying about something much bigger, who the true killer was. the defense attorney saved his surprise for a closing argument. >> it was an unusual moment, because...
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it helps the defense in another sense. it helps the defense because he's compliant. when law enforcement came, he immediately identified himself as the shooter, put up his hands, identified he had a firearm, and answered all of their questions. but he was also very, very calm. according to one witness kind of strangely so. he didn't seem to be in shock and didn't look back at the body of trayvon martin even though he had just shot him. >> we just saw the police officer testifying to whether or not there was blood in the car when he was taken to the station house. so have we established how injured george zimmerman may or may not have been and what that goes to it the altercation they may or may not have had? >> the defense has taken every opportunity today to put up those photos of george zimmerman's head, the front shot that shows swelling to his nose and some lacerations to his nose and the shot behind his head. he had very short hair back then. almost a shaved head. you could clearly see the back of his head with lacerations and blood dripping down. the defense is
it helps the defense in another sense. it helps the defense because he's compliant. when law enforcement came, he immediately identified himself as the shooter, put up his hands, identified he had a firearm, and answered all of their questions. but he was also very, very calm. according to one witness kind of strangely so. he didn't seem to be in shock and didn't look back at the body of trayvon martin even though he had just shot him. >> we just saw the police officer testifying to...
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the other defense lawyer -- >> i think most people that looked at this case said, the only defense is self-defense, or some hybrid of a battered child syndrome. >> as the trial progressed, that wasn't the tax his defense team planned. >> our strategy was to keep our strategic defense in our back pocket, hidden from the prosecution as long as we possibly could. >> so, what was the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when gene called 9-1-1 to report her to has been dead, the murder was days old. >> shots. i heard -- >> that call is 100% fake, there's no question about it. >> not only was the mom lying to 9-1-1 about when the murder occurred, no argue -- she was lying about something much bigger, who the true killer was. the defense attorney saved his surprise for closing arguments. >> it was an unusual moment because i knew that there were many friends and supporters of gene town in the courtroom and i was going to suggest to these jurors that she had pulled the trigger. >> jeanne tan, the mom, the wife, the true killer. the defense said, the
the other defense lawyer -- >> i think most people that looked at this case said, the only defense is self-defense, or some hybrid of a battered child syndrome. >> as the trial progressed, that wasn't the tax his defense team planned. >> our strategy was to keep our strategic defense in our back pocket, hidden from the prosecution as long as we possibly could. >> so, what was the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when gene...
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air defenses? >> i think as your military experts said earlier, i'm deeply concerned about the targets. this is not a targeted strike. so this is a disproportionate response. so if you are launching hundreds of drones, you are not just targeting government officials. so in the event these get through the defense systems which obviously israel has sophisticated systems in the united states. there are strikes from iran that then hit israel proper. and, attack civilians, i'm deeply concerned about israel obviously responding to make sure that no additional ballistic missiles or cruise missiles could be launched. and then, yes, of course, that could drag the united states. and let's not forget that israel has been dealing with hezbollah for months now. hundreds of rockets from hezbollah. the united states had to strike back to take away some of their capability. so some of this has been going on behind the scenes. it has not come to the forefront. but now, obviously, you know, us this is what we hoped
air defenses? >> i think as your military experts said earlier, i'm deeply concerned about the targets. this is not a targeted strike. so this is a disproportionate response. so if you are launching hundreds of drones, you are not just targeting government officials. so in the event these get through the defense systems which obviously israel has sophisticated systems in the united states. there are strikes from iran that then hit israel proper. and, attack civilians, i'm deeply concerned...
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could it hurt the defense case? that's next. >>> we've learned a lot during this trial and seen some things we have never really seen in a courtroom. like an attorney objecting to the judge. this seems to be no love lost between defense attorney don west and judge debra nelson. once again today, the fireworks went off after attorney west asked for a special jury instruction. >> i'm not giving that instruction. >> we submit that's an integral part of our defense and you're in error by not instructing this jury properly on the law. >> i understand. i have already ruled. you have -- you continually disagree with this court every time i make a ruling. i have provided you on three separate occasions with the court's professional conduct in the courtroom. and included in that is do not continue to argue with the court after we've ruled. if i have made a mistake in this case, you will appeal. >> this comes a day after a testy exchange when mr. west tried to object to the judge when she asked mr. zimmerman if he planned on
could it hurt the defense case? that's next. >>> we've learned a lot during this trial and seen some things we have never really seen in a courtroom. like an attorney objecting to the judge. this seems to be no love lost between defense attorney don west and judge debra nelson. once again today, the fireworks went off after attorney west asked for a special jury instruction. >> i'm not giving that instruction. >> we submit that's an integral part of our defense and you're...
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the defense decision is a head-scratcher, because the defense had argued strenuously and successfully on yesterday to be allowed to introduce the information into the trial. listen. >> we know that there is a positive level for thc in mr. martin's system. we know from george zimmerman's non-emergency call that he said trayvon martin, the person he didn't know that he later found out was who he was describing looks like he is on drugs or something. the fact that mr. martin indeed was under the influence of drugs at the time is highly relevant and probative for the jury. it supports the -- our claim of self-defense. >> the judge ruled the jury could hear the evidence. so why did the defense change its mind about using it? back with me again are faith jenkins, lisa bloom and ken padowitz. i want to get everyone on this one. starting with you, lisa, what happened overnight? they were fighting. they said they needed this for self-defense. all of the sudden they're not doing it. >> well, a trial is a fluid and dynamic situation, and obviously they changed their mind. maybe they got tired of
the defense decision is a head-scratcher, because the defense had argued strenuously and successfully on yesterday to be allowed to introduce the information into the trial. listen. >> we know that there is a positive level for thc in mr. martin's system. we know from george zimmerman's non-emergency call that he said trayvon martin, the person he didn't know that he later found out was who he was describing looks like he is on drugs or something. the fact that mr. martin indeed was under...
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defense? >> defense is ready, your honor. good afternoon. have you reached a verdict? would you hand the verdict form to the court deputy please. >> when the jury verdicts were handed to the judge, i saw the change in his expression but i didn't know what it meant. i'm saying, huh. my instincts are starting to say, there's something going on here. >> when the verdict sheet was handed to judge perry, if you look at the tape and you can check me because maybe my witness testimony is the worst type of testimony. maybe i'm wrong. but i remember that he looked at it and then looked at it again as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. so i said to myself, i think there's a not guilty here. >> would the defendant rise along with counsel? madam clerk, you may publish the verdicts. >> in the circuit court -- >> then when the clerk stuttered, i know that she expected guilty verdicts. >> as to count one, we the jury find the defendant not guilty so say we all dated at orlando, orange county, florida, on this fifth day of july 2011 signed foreperson. as to the charge of aggra
defense? >> defense is ready, your honor. good afternoon. have you reached a verdict? would you hand the verdict form to the court deputy please. >> when the jury verdicts were handed to the judge, i saw the change in his expression but i didn't know what it meant. i'm saying, huh. my instincts are starting to say, there's something going on here. >> when the verdict sheet was handed to judge perry, if you look at the tape and you can check me because maybe my witness...
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this isn't about a legal defense at this point. it's not about a factual defense. it's strictly political. and he has to be very careful, and we're waiting to see what judge chutkan says about this. you have to be very careful about some of the statements he's making in his attempt to try to poison the jury pool. in his comments about truth social about the judge, he's begging to get himself in trouble. we know the justice department already brought some sort of motion before judge chutkan. we don't know what the status of that is. it's all under seal right now. but all ulises's spin. he's trying to drag it out. and put himself in a situation where he's already nominated by the time the trial comes around. and even if he's convicted, he'll look at the party and say you are stuck with me. let's go through with this. >> andrew weissmann, bradley moss, neil ktal. thank you so much for starting us off tonight, analyzing the trump defense testimony. really appreciate it. >> have a good night. >> thank you. and coming up, the trump team's criminal defense lawyers are not
this isn't about a legal defense at this point. it's not about a factual defense. it's strictly political. and he has to be very careful, and we're waiting to see what judge chutkan says about this. you have to be very careful about some of the statements he's making in his attempt to try to poison the jury pool. in his comments about truth social about the judge, he's begging to get himself in trouble. we know the justice department already brought some sort of motion before judge chutkan. we...
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there was moment when you maybe thought, as the president's defense team started their defense, didn't you maybe think, you know, is donald trump really going to pry open his wallet and pay the bill when it comes? for these legal services? for this guy? really, is he going to pay? >> my name is bruce castor. i am the lead prosecutor -- lead counsel for the 45th president of the united states, i was an assistant d.a. for so long, can keep saying prosecutor, but i understand the difference. i don't want to steal the thunder from other lawyers. but nebraska, you're going to hear, is quite a judicial thinking place. when you're driving down the street and you look over at your wife, and you say, hey, you know what, that guy's about to drive through the red light and kill that person, we still know what records are, right? or the thing you put the needle down on and you play it. and here's a little bruce 8, 9, 10 years old listening to this in the late '60s, there isn't a member in this room who has not used the term i represent the great state of fill in the blank. why? because they're all
there was moment when you maybe thought, as the president's defense team started their defense, didn't you maybe think, you know, is donald trump really going to pry open his wallet and pay the bill when it comes? for these legal services? for this guy? really, is he going to pay? >> my name is bruce castor. i am the lead prosecutor -- lead counsel for the 45th president of the united states, i was an assistant d.a. for so long, can keep saying prosecutor, but i understand the difference....
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was in the self-defense? those are the only issues the jury has to consider. >> on the issue of jury instructions, that could tip the whole thing one way or the other. >> it will be very important to see what judge nelson -- how she goes forward and instructs the jury. it will go down to the reasonableness of that self-defense of george zimmerman. the fact is this, there's both direct evidence and circumstantial evidence that was put forth by the prosecution that really bolsters the prosecution's case, and that's why the judge ruled in their favor and against the defense in their motion to acquit. >> and paul, part of what seema -- excuse me, part of what lisa was saying is that several of the elements here are essentially undisputed. >> correct. >> that the individual is dead and that another individual shot him. so what we're looking at would be potentially the jury instructions dispute point focusing on whether this was justified. walk us through that. as a prosecutor, have you ever fought over jury instru
was in the self-defense? those are the only issues the jury has to consider. >> on the issue of jury instructions, that could tip the whole thing one way or the other. >> it will be very important to see what judge nelson -- how she goes forward and instructs the jury. it will go down to the reasonableness of that self-defense of george zimmerman. the fact is this, there's both direct evidence and circumstantial evidence that was put forth by the prosecution that really bolsters the...
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a simple defense. and by the way, trump's lawyers began telegraphing that they will rely more heavily on these kind of factual defenses. and don't underestimate simplicity. it is an important tool and lens when you're dealing with a jury. in fact, trump defense attorney will scharf said they'd be doing this on the eve of the trial. >> we're focusing on the facts, because the facts show that president trump did absolutely nothing wrong. this is a business record case. those business records accurately reflected payments to one of president trump's lawyers as legal retainer fees. >> that's just a denial of the whole thing. trump's lawyers denying that trump had any tryst with stormy daniels, and that means whatever she might testify, even if, quote, salacious, they told the jury, it just does not matter. now the lawyers similarly deny that trump took any actions to try to pay her at the time and that he didn't lie about any payments that were made to her, whether on his behalf or by someone else. support
a simple defense. and by the way, trump's lawyers began telegraphing that they will rely more heavily on these kind of factual defenses. and don't underestimate simplicity. it is an important tool and lens when you're dealing with a jury. in fact, trump defense attorney will scharf said they'd be doing this on the eve of the trial. >> we're focusing on the facts, because the facts show that president trump did absolutely nothing wrong. this is a business record case. those business...
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of the defense. if you're the defense going into this trial, you're not feeling confident about your chances against a fact-finder, the judge, who already signaled he doesn't think much of the defense. >> as you are speaking, trump is attacking the judge. does that help his case, katherine? >> no, it doesn't. that's what he does. the attorney general of new york state has no jurisdiction overstreet crimes or homicides. when he says she's letting murderers go loose, that's not her job. this is what he does. it's not going to impress the judge. the judge will be fair and impartial and will just ignore whatever he says. i'm sure mr. trump is going to be sitting in the courtroom scowling at the judge and the judge will ignore that. this lawsuit seeks $250 million, i understand, potential cancellation of his businesses is already happening. can you help us understand how they arrived at that number, katherine, the $250 million number as well as the bigger stakes? >> it's actually called discouragement whi
of the defense. if you're the defense going into this trial, you're not feeling confident about your chances against a fact-finder, the judge, who already signaled he doesn't think much of the defense. >> as you are speaking, trump is attacking the judge. does that help his case, katherine? >> no, it doesn't. that's what he does. the attorney general of new york state has no jurisdiction overstreet crimes or homicides. when he says she's letting murderers go loose, that's not her...
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but again, the defense has rested its case. it looks like, looks like, we are approaching the end of this trial. >> craig, i think that the judge has just ruled a recess for 15 minutes. and that's why you're seeing pictures of the court emptying. they will be back in 15 minutes. craig, going back to adam pollock, the other person who testified today mr. dennis root, also, he of course was a safety and law enforcement trainer. he also was emphasizing thnotio of george zimmerman as a flaccid, flabby, weak fighter, wasn't he? >> yeah. yeah. that would be -- that would be precisely how he was described, martin. that would be -- yeah -- you mentioned dennis root. on the stand for four hours. and what was one of the things that was interesting about his testimony, earlier in the week judge nelson had already decided that his testimony would have to be fairly narrow in its scope. she said he would not be allowed to testify that george zimmerman acted in self-defense, not be allowed to telephone that george zimmerman exercised restrain
but again, the defense has rested its case. it looks like, looks like, we are approaching the end of this trial. >> craig, i think that the judge has just ruled a recess for 15 minutes. and that's why you're seeing pictures of the court emptying. they will be back in 15 minutes. craig, going back to adam pollock, the other person who testified today mr. dennis root, also, he of course was a safety and law enforcement trainer. he also was emphasizing thnotio of george zimmerman as a...
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that's scary for the defense. that's the thing that's scaring them to death right now. >> o'mara also out lined the theory for self-defense which is the backbone of the defense's case. >> no injuries necessary to respond with deadly force. not a cut on a finger. the statute is clear. reasonable fear of bodily harm. captain carter told you, whoa, you can get reasonable fear of bodily harm when you're already getting your butt beat. that's certainly an indication. but do you need a cut on your finger? no. >> okay. i think this is really important. in their instructions, the jury has been given guidance on the legal grounds of self-defense, and this is what they've been told. a person is justified in using deadly force if he reasonable bring believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. the danger facing george zimmerman need not have been actual, based upon appearance, george zimmerman must have actually believed that the danger was real. >> karen desoto, apply that
that's scary for the defense. that's the thing that's scaring them to death right now. >> o'mara also out lined the theory for self-defense which is the backbone of the defense's case. >> no injuries necessary to respond with deadly force. not a cut on a finger. the statute is clear. reasonable fear of bodily harm. captain carter told you, whoa, you can get reasonable fear of bodily harm when you're already getting your butt beat. that's certainly an indication. but do you need a...
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the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when jean called 911 to report her husband dead, the murder was days old. >> that call is 100% fake, there's no question about it. >> not only was the mom lying to 911 about when the murder occurred. no, argued the defense, she was lying about something much bigger, who the true killer was. the defense attorney saved his surprise for a closing argument. >> it was an unusual moment, because certainly, i knew there were many friends and supporters of jean tan in the courtroom, and i was going to basically suggest to these jurors that she had pulled the trigger. >> jean tan, the mom, the wife, the true killer. the defense said the shotgun was in her hand. she pulled the trigger. she solved her own problem, not her son. that was the story the defense saved for the 11th hour. >> not an easy thing to do in a packed courtro >> the prosecutor seemed caught off guard. >> he addressed charlie directly. he said something to the eff
the secret defense? they were going to agree with the prosecution on one point, that when jean called 911 to report her husband dead, the murder was days old. >> that call is 100% fake, there's no question about it. >> not only was the mom lying to 911 about when the murder occurred. no, argued the defense, she was lying about something much bigger, who the true killer was. the defense attorney saved his surprise for a closing argument. >> it was an unusual moment, because...
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the defense wants to make a point. there's a bunch of people over there doing stuff to cars and the defendant had no escape route. the crowd is already running away at this point. they've heard the first gunshot from za min ski and they're starting to scatter. but if you look on the video, there's a huge open space in that lot where the defendant could have circled back around, and he does after killing rosenbaum where he could have gotten away. he has to exhaust all reasonable means of escape before killing mr. rosenbaum. your honor, i do have some more video i want to play. i'm having technical problems i'd like to work on. i think this would be a good time to pause, if that's okay. >> okay. >> thank you. >> please don't talk about the case during the break. and we will begin again at 1:45 too soon? >> as they take a break, joining us now, nbc news shaq brewster and danny have a vaul us. >> we're hearing argument that is a little bit challenging, a little bit on o jexable. you hear the defense objecting different thi
the defense wants to make a point. there's a bunch of people over there doing stuff to cars and the defendant had no escape route. the crowd is already running away at this point. they've heard the first gunshot from za min ski and they're starting to scatter. but if you look on the video, there's a huge open space in that lot where the defendant could have circled back around, and he does after killing rosenbaum where he could have gotten away. he has to exhaust all reasonable means of escape...
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donald trump's criminal defense lawyers are not going to mount a defense that says donald trump's lies were true. donald trump has been terrified into silence by fulton county district attorney fani willis. another sign of how terrified he is of fani willis is what he said about her in that written statement tonight. he called her a publicity and campaign finance seeking da. never mind that no one in human history has ever sought publicity more hungrily than donald trump, and no one in human history has more voraciously pulled so-called campaign contributions that of people's pockets to finance his campaigns, his lifestyle, and now his criminal defense. but for donald trump to call someone publicity and campaign finance seeking as an insult is as mild an insult as donald trump has ever delivered publicly to anyone. this might mean donald trump is more in the control of his lawyers tonight. it might mean that donald trump has turned a corner rhetorically affair as a criminal defendant and that he will stop launching vicious, false, racist attacks on fani willis and on a federal judge in
donald trump's criminal defense lawyers are not going to mount a defense that says donald trump's lies were true. donald trump has been terrified into silence by fulton county district attorney fani willis. another sign of how terrified he is of fani willis is what he said about her in that written statement tonight. he called her a publicity and campaign finance seeking da. never mind that no one in human history has ever sought publicity more hungrily than donald trump, and no one in human...
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the defense lawyer. your honor, i have no idea how you think we'll be able to be prepared to go on trial for september 17th with all of this. are you asking for a continuance? let's talk about that before -- your honor, the judge -- >> i will ask you at the end of this hearing. you have to make a proposal to me. you made one in writing and it said yesterday. now you're telling me tomorrow is impossible. what am i supposed to do? i told you when i wanted it. now i'm asking you, when do you want it and you won't even tell me. you need to tell me. manafort's defense lawyer. >> well, i would like the confer with counsel this. and the judge says all right. and then manafort's defense lawyer says, he interrupts and says we'll talk about this at the end of the hearing. the judge says, we need a schedule. defense lawyer, yet. the judge says, and i'm very reluctant to move the trial. i think we need to move these jurors in here. we need to pick them. so this is judge who is about to their second federal felony tr
the defense lawyer. your honor, i have no idea how you think we'll be able to be prepared to go on trial for september 17th with all of this. are you asking for a continuance? let's talk about that before -- your honor, the judge -- >> i will ask you at the end of this hearing. you have to make a proposal to me. you made one in writing and it said yesterday. now you're telling me tomorrow is impossible. what am i supposed to do? i told you when i wanted it. now i'm asking you, when do you...
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another fact, the defense has valid legal and factual defenses. indeed, this is one of those times, and you've seen this in news politics, all kinds of situations where something starts to look extremely one-sided because one of the sides is really strong. jack smith's bulletproof detailed indictment. and the other side has so far been really week. but the fact trump has put forward conflicting and weak defenses, some of the worst defenses even doesn't mean he has defenses. let me say it like this. if you don't want to hear anymore about what could go on at the trial, if you don't want to understand the full facts with the entire picture, then this segment is not going to be for you. but if you dowant to understand something that's got less attention recently which is very important which are what the factual and legal defenses for donald trump in this case to understand them, whether you agree with them or not, we've got the right guest. a skilled veteran defense attorney with direct experience of the unique situation of special counsels. when yo
another fact, the defense has valid legal and factual defenses. indeed, this is one of those times, and you've seen this in news politics, all kinds of situations where something starts to look extremely one-sided because one of the sides is really strong. jack smith's bulletproof detailed indictment. and the other side has so far been really week. but the fact trump has put forward conflicting and weak defenses, some of the worst defenses even doesn't mean he has defenses. let me say it like...
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self-defense. he had to shoot, he said, to save his mother. he'd used a shotgun. >> charlie said, my dad's in there, he's dead. i had to do it. he was going to hurt my mom. >> the father is shot because the boy feels his mother's in jeopardy. >> yes. >> it was getting late on a frigid february night. the deputies put the son and the mother in a patrol car. >> they asked him where the shotgun was. there was some mention of it being in the garage. >> after securing the weapon, the deputies made their way into the home. on the second floor in the home office, they found their victim. >> the husband, the father's behind the desk zm. >> he's behind the desk, spent shotgun shells are all right there in that doorway area. >> the detective would quickly learn more about jim tan, father, husband, and businessman-he owns his own company, they had lived in canada and then moved to the united states some years earlier. >> successful executive, yeah? >> by all accounts, yes. >> but was the successful businessma
self-defense. he had to shoot, he said, to save his mother. he'd used a shotgun. >> charlie said, my dad's in there, he's dead. i had to do it. he was going to hurt my mom. >> the father is shot because the boy feels his mother's in jeopardy. >> yes. >> it was getting late on a frigid february night. the deputies put the son and the mother in a patrol car. >> they asked him where the shotgun was. there was some mention of it being in the garage. >> after...
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yes, said the defense. a classic case of imperfect self-defense. perfect nonsense, said the prosecutor. she grilled lyle on cross-examination. >> when you put the shotgun up against her left cheek and you pulled the trigger, did you love your mother? >> yes. >> and was that an act of love, mr. menendez? >> it was confusion, fear. >> you were afraid of her, at that point? >> they slaughtered their mother, in a way that was so cruel, she got up to run and they went out and they reloaded and they put the gun up to her cheek and blew her brains out. i'm sorry. that is the height of cruelty. >> what's more, observed reporter alan abrahamson. >> let's count how many seconds it might take to go out to the walk. walk. walk. walk. grab the shotgun shell. put the shotgun shell in. run back in. remember, time is ticking. time is ticking. you put the barrel of that shotgun against her cheek and you pull. that is intent. no doubt about it. >> the prosecution believed the brothers were flat-out lying about the abuse and the events leading up to the murders. and,
yes, said the defense. a classic case of imperfect self-defense. perfect nonsense, said the prosecutor. she grilled lyle on cross-examination. >> when you put the shotgun up against her left cheek and you pulled the trigger, did you love your mother? >> yes. >> and was that an act of love, mr. menendez? >> it was confusion, fear. >> you were afraid of her, at that point? >> they slaughtered their mother, in a way that was so cruel, she got up to run and they...
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i mean, the defense said the prosecution hasn't disproved the argument of self-defense. at the same time, the prosecution did not address the question of real self-defense. they took the position that the totality of the circumstances were that this was a young man who was essentially minding his own business. he's accosted and has a confrontation. he gets shot. he was not the aggressor. the aggressive person was, in fact, george zimmerman. i don't think either side really addressed the other issues because from the defense point of view, they really didn't deal with the question of the mental state that started out at the beginning. i think that's crucial in the assessment of a jury. at the same time, the prosecution didn't address how do you deal with the reasonableness of the offense. i think the jury instructions are kind of confusing on the question of self-defense and manslaughter. i thought a better job could have been done. >> with that said, does it concern you that those instructions that you view as confusing in your experience, will that complicate a verdict?
i mean, the defense said the prosecution hasn't disproved the argument of self-defense. at the same time, the prosecution did not address the question of real self-defense. they took the position that the totality of the circumstances were that this was a young man who was essentially minding his own business. he's accosted and has a confrontation. he gets shot. he was not the aggressor. the aggressive person was, in fact, george zimmerman. i don't think either side really addressed the other...
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defense. they say he was being chased. they say that he was being threatened. he feared for his life, and his safety, and he was simply responding to the threat. kyle rittenhouse took the stand in the trial. there was the moment where he broke down on the stand, and that became somewhat of a controversial moment. >> all right, shaq. >> let's listen to the judge. >> i think we're hearing something. >> there can't be any reaction at all, no matter how strongly you may feel. and it's understood that many people do have strong feelings, but we can't permit any kind of a reaction to the verdict, and as you can see, there's quite a bit of law enforcement here, and you will be whisked out of here if there is any. so be aware. >> hello? >> come now, please? >> yes. >> thank you. >> shaq, when you go back and we know the only -- you said they asked for more video to see that. and then you look at that, i mean, it impacts every one of the counts that they are debating. so we can't really even say oh, th
defense. they say he was being chased. they say that he was being threatened. he feared for his life, and his safety, and he was simply responding to the threat. kyle rittenhouse took the stand in the trial. there was the moment where he broke down on the stand, and that became somewhat of a controversial moment. >> all right, shaq. >> let's listen to the judge. >> i think we're hearing something. >> there can't be any reaction at all, no matter how strongly you may...
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stating that the joh should have been granted once the defense had presented a prominent case of self-defense. it goes to a pretty good analysis of 776. in that case they were talking about defense of others. of course, the same standard applies as we have here today. jenkins, i think, is one of the most instructive cases. that's cited at 94372910. the reason why is because jenkins, a 2006 case -- remember, as an aside, there are not a lot of cases about judgments of acquittal in self-defense cases after 2006. the reason why is, of course, we now have self-defense immunity hearings as an alternative to judgment of acquittal arguments in a trial. we did not avail ourselves of that pretrial determination of immunity. so many other people in most of the other case law have so you'll see a significant number of drop offs in joa appellate case law after 2006 on a self-defense issue because, as you would imagine, most of them exist pretrial. they're addressed pretrial. we had made the voluntary decision not to do that. but jenkins, what jenkins is good for, your honor, is that first of all, the fac
stating that the joh should have been granted once the defense had presented a prominent case of self-defense. it goes to a pretty good analysis of 776. in that case they were talking about defense of others. of course, the same standard applies as we have here today. jenkins, i think, is one of the most instructive cases. that's cited at 94372910. the reason why is because jenkins, a 2006 case -- remember, as an aside, there are not a lot of cases about judgments of acquittal in self-defense...
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a criminal defense lawyer. the michigan detectives and the pennsylvania state police arrested him at his workplace, the comic book store. as he was led away after a later court appearance, he loudly proclaimed that police had nabbed the wrong man. >> there's no way. i was with my daughters and my mom. they know i didn't do this. >> the cold case had turned red hot. michael george was returning to michigan and would stand trial for the first-degree murder of his wife. a case prosecutors knew would be hard to prove in the age of csi and show-me forensic evidence, that's because there was none. so it would come down to a single witness and his recollection of a solitary phone call he said he made on a friday the 13th, 1990. >>> coming up, a twist in court few would've predicted. >> did you expect it was possible he was going to come out and say this case is dismissed or you're released, we don't have a case here? >> initially, never crossed my mind. after five hours you start to work. >> that's probably the toughe
a criminal defense lawyer. the michigan detectives and the pennsylvania state police arrested him at his workplace, the comic book store. as he was led away after a later court appearance, he loudly proclaimed that police had nabbed the wrong man. >> there's no way. i was with my daughters and my mom. they know i didn't do this. >> the cold case had turned red hot. michael george was returning to michigan and would stand trial for the first-degree murder of his wife. a case...
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there are always defenses, whether or not there are compelling defenses or successful defenses is a completely different matter. >> is there a prospect this trial which is so momentous, could start earlier than the mar-a-lago case? >> i hope so because in my mind, andrea, this is the most compelling case i can imagine. a president of the united states, at least a then-president, trying to thwart the peaceful transition of power in a democracy is as compelling as it gets. not to say the mar-a-lago case doesn't matter. it does. it's also an important case. but not on the scale of this one. and i would hate to see these things postponed very long, too long, certainly would hate to see them postponed until after the election. that's still a possibility, though. >> can we just talk about what we're seeing now. yes, there is a sameness to this. this is the third indictment in four months. and there are people, frankly, i'm sure they have asked you, andrea, as well, which one is this? there are so many cases, frankly, against donald trump, and so much people have heard about them, that not everyone f
there are always defenses, whether or not there are compelling defenses or successful defenses is a completely different matter. >> is there a prospect this trial which is so momentous, could start earlier than the mar-a-lago case? >> i hope so because in my mind, andrea, this is the most compelling case i can imagine. a president of the united states, at least a then-president, trying to thwart the peaceful transition of power in a democracy is as compelling as it gets. not to say...
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if the defense wins, mr. zimmerman will have to still bear the burden of the accusations and will be known for this throughout his life. if the prosecution wins, the family of trayvon martin will not get their child back, their brother back. so therefore, whatever the outcome there should be no gloating and should be no violence. we should use this evening to reflect and see how we bring society where we can deal with these things in a fair and balanced way. balanced in the sense where justice works for everyone. and where everyone has equal protection under the law. and where we all become better learning from bitter experiences. that's what we can do tonight in the juries in our own minds. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the defense rests. let's play "hardball!" ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish, in for chris matthews. it's day 22 of the george zimmerman trial. the defense has rested and george zimmerman has chosen not to testify althou
if the defense wins, mr. zimmerman will have to still bear the burden of the accusations and will be known for this throughout his life. if the prosecution wins, the family of trayvon martin will not get their child back, their brother back. so therefore, whatever the outcome there should be no gloating and should be no violence. we should use this evening to reflect and see how we bring society where we can deal with these things in a fair and balanced way. balanced in the sense where justice...
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for the $300 a week allowance there was a reason, the defense argued. remember the couple had serious debt. the defense offered contrasting scenes of the cooper marriage from another set of friends. >> people who had known the couple for years, did not jump on this bandwagon to paint this as an abusive relationship. >> reporter: remember that "i hate brad" day, the day the prosecution said the marriage hit its boiling point. on that very day, said laura hiller, nancy was making plans for saturday night, the day she disappeared. >> she wanted my husband and i to come over and play sequence with her and brad. >> was that a game you had played with the coopers before is this. >> nancy introduced us to that game. >> reporter: when nancy's friend jessica testified they had plans to paint her house at 8:00 saturday morning she had to be have been mistaken, said the defense, because nancy knew brad had a tennis game at 9:00 a.m. with mike hiller. >> i specifically sought out nancy to make sure it was okay with her. >> did it indicate she had any other plans? >
for the $300 a week allowance there was a reason, the defense argued. remember the couple had serious debt. the defense offered contrasting scenes of the cooper marriage from another set of friends. >> people who had known the couple for years, did not jump on this bandwagon to paint this as an abusive relationship. >> reporter: remember that "i hate brad" day, the day the prosecution said the marriage hit its boiling point. on that very day, said laura hiller, nancy was...
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finally, although today about our defense strategy, i want to close with a word about the defense budget that will flow from this strategy. the details will be announced in the coming weeks. some will no doubt say that the spending reductions are too big. others will say that they are too small. it will be easy to take issue with a particular change in a particular program but i encourage all of us to remember what president eisenhower once said that each proposal must be weighed in the light of a broader consideration. the need to maintain balance in and among national programs. after a decade of war and as we rebuild the source of our strength at home and abroad, it's time to restore that balance. i think it's important for all americans to remember, over the past ten years, since 9/11, our defense budget grew at an extraordinary pace. over the next ten years, the growth in the defense budget will slow, but the fact of the matter is this, it will still grow. because we have global responsibilities that demand our leadership. in fact, the defense budget will still be larger than it was
finally, although today about our defense strategy, i want to close with a word about the defense budget that will flow from this strategy. the details will be announced in the coming weeks. some will no doubt say that the spending reductions are too big. others will say that they are too small. it will be easy to take issue with a particular change in a particular program but i encourage all of us to remember what president eisenhower once said that each proposal must be weighed in the light...
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joining me, bill richard, former secretary of defense. what is your biggest takeaway from the remarks you just heard? >> well, the biggest takeaway was that the vice president has done a good job in basically cleaning up the president's comments that have deeply disturbed our european allies. on the positive side, the statement about the european union, 28 countries working to the -- together, the problem being the president supported brexit. secondly, i was a little troubled on the negative side by what seemed to be almost a linkage on the burden sharing issue, especially as it relates to germany. germany contributes 1.3. it should be 2. every president has tried to get nato to increase. but at a time when we're going to need nato in the fight against isis, on terrorism, on iraq and afghanistan, i think we got to be very careful on that linkage. i would have wanted to see more on the cooperative side. russia was the big elephant in the room that was not discussed. will nato keep the sanctions on russia. >> would you have preferred to see
joining me, bill richard, former secretary of defense. what is your biggest takeaway from the remarks you just heard? >> well, the biggest takeaway was that the vice president has done a good job in basically cleaning up the president's comments that have deeply disturbed our european allies. on the positive side, the statement about the european union, 28 countries working to the -- together, the problem being the president supported brexit. secondly, i was a little troubled on the...
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the proceeding was on the defense motions, so the defense had the burden of starting and making their case, but the prosecutors certainly rose to the challenge. they're powerpoint was spectacular, with all of the case sites they put in the work to refute the defenses arguments. so if they were expecting people not to take this seriously, or if they were expecting people to sit around, they had their expectations crushed on that. i don't think anyone expected at. prosecutors take their jobs very seriously. but the certainly announced their presence with authority. >> it was my favorite kind of hearing, because when the defense stood up and made their presentation, i was very impressed. it sounded very solid. and i thought, okay, that's a good argument. and then the prosecution got up there and i have seen feeling. a very solid, very good argument. and i could see where they actually did have the better line of argument, especially under georgia law. amy lee copeland, harry litman, joyce vance, many more sessions to cover. thank you for joining us for a first coverage of the first heari
the proceeding was on the defense motions, so the defense had the burden of starting and making their case, but the prosecutors certainly rose to the challenge. they're powerpoint was spectacular, with all of the case sites they put in the work to refute the defenses arguments. so if they were expecting people not to take this seriously, or if they were expecting people to sit around, they had their expectations crushed on that. i don't think anyone expected at. prosecutors take their jobs very...
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defense as well as that citizen's arrest defense. jose? >> cal, thanks. and maya, what do you think of the prosecution's closing argument? we all saw it and heard it right here on msnbc. >> i thought she did a fantastic job. she showed up to do the job the prosecution has to do. as cal said, it's really making plain to the jury, here's what you're going to be asked to decide. and it's your decision. who do you believe? and walking the jury not just through each count, but the evidence that the prosecution submitted, both to show that there's evidence that this actually is a crime, are crimes, but it's also to eviscerate the defense and go to the credibility of travis mcmichaels, who took the stand and remember, her cross-examination of him was excellent, because she was really able to establish and she is reminding the jury of this in the closing, that he did not give the same statement when he was on the stand as he originally did the police, that he had time to craft this story in way that would help him at trial. and that he had t
defense as well as that citizen's arrest defense. jose? >> cal, thanks. and maya, what do you think of the prosecution's closing argument? we all saw it and heard it right here on msnbc. >> i thought she did a fantastic job. she showed up to do the job the prosecution has to do. as cal said, it's really making plain to the jury, here's what you're going to be asked to decide. and it's your decision. who do you believe? and walking the jury not just through each count, but the...
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>> i thought this was an extraordinary day for the defense. you have to contrast the testimony we heard today from dr. di maio with the testimony that was given by shipping bao, who, in my opinion, gave a rather amateurish testimony, bringing his notes into the courtroom. he didn't want to provide those notes to the attorneys. he thought that they were his own notes. experts know, they should know, that when you come into the courtroom bringing your own notes, you've got to turn it over. and dr. bao flip-flopped on a number of issues, changing what he said during the deposition. you heard today somebody with great confidence describing cause of death, manner of death, and as you have heard, dr. di maio is not only an expert in pathology but also an expert in gunshot wounds. >> yes. >> and i think what he cleared up -- he cleared up a number of things, but one of the things he cleared up was the distance that the muzzle was to the clothing and to the body. >> now, that, of course, was disputed by the prosecution. they suggested he, as you know,
>> i thought this was an extraordinary day for the defense. you have to contrast the testimony we heard today from dr. di maio with the testimony that was given by shipping bao, who, in my opinion, gave a rather amateurish testimony, bringing his notes into the courtroom. he didn't want to provide those notes to the attorneys. he thought that they were his own notes. experts know, they should know, that when you come into the courtroom bringing your own notes, you've got to turn it over....
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todd blanche will give the opening for the defense, a former federal prosecutor, white collar defense lawyer. "new york times" notes this will be only his second criminal trial as a defense lawyer. how do you see trump's legal team. >> the key with trump's legal team is they're really there to come up with as many distractions and diversions as humanly possible. i think that's the biggest thing we'll see from them. as folks were saying a moment ago, the prosecution's job is to keep things simple. the defense's job is to try to make them seem as koven confusing as possible. the defense needs to make sure they have at least one juror who can't quite get themselves to think that trump is guilty. >> blanche also previously worked with alvin bragg, the district attorney in this case. tristan, does that give him any kind of edge? >> it would defend on what the extent of that work experience is. people may work on the same matter and barely know each other. unless we get more details about exactly what they did, if you were going to tell me they were the only two lawyers working a trial toge
todd blanche will give the opening for the defense, a former federal prosecutor, white collar defense lawyer. "new york times" notes this will be only his second criminal trial as a defense lawyer. how do you see trump's legal team. >> the key with trump's legal team is they're really there to come up with as many distractions and diversions as humanly possible. i think that's the biggest thing we'll see from them. as folks were saying a moment ago, the prosecution's job is to...
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the ministry of defense is confirmed that raf jets have been involved in the defense of israel. and, israel released this image showing the israeli prime minister on the phone to u.s. president joe biden. the u.s. said it has an ironclad commitment to israel's security. >>> israel's army spokesman, we are admiral daniel hagari says the few missiles that have landed have caused minor damage. >> tonight, iran launched a large-scale coordinated attack on israel. the regime in iran fired a massive swarm, over 200 killer drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles toward the state of israel. together with our allies and partners across the region, we are operating at this very moment to defend israel from iran's attack. so far, we have intercepted a vast majority of incoming missiles by israeli systems. so far, we have intercepted and are continuing to intercept dozens of attacks rounds as well as cruise missiles and ballistic missiles outside of israel's border. a number of iranian missiles fell inside israeli territory, causing minor damage to a military base with no casualties
the ministry of defense is confirmed that raf jets have been involved in the defense of israel. and, israel released this image showing the israeli prime minister on the phone to u.s. president joe biden. the u.s. said it has an ironclad commitment to israel's security. >>> israel's army spokesman, we are admiral daniel hagari says the few missiles that have landed have caused minor damage. >> tonight, iran launched a large-scale coordinated attack on israel. the regime in iran...